How Brexit will affect the balance of power in the European Parliament

Given the United Kingdom had one of the largest contingents of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), how will Brexit change the way political parties are aligned in the European Parliament?

Angelos Chryssogelos wrote that the effects of removing British MEPs from the Parliament will be wide-ranging, with sovereigntist forces potentially strengthened inside the centre-right EPP, the centre-left S&D becoming more oriented toward an anti-austerity platform, and Eurosceptic forces more likely to consolidate around the ENF group led by Marine Le Pen.

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ESO: Background information: Brussels power struggle over Brexit negotiations http://www.europeansources.info/record/brussels-power-struggle-over-brexit-negotiations/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

ESO: Background information: The EU Referendum, 23 June 2016. The United Kingdom and the European Union. The results. Reaction in the EU Institutions and other EU Member States http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-eu-referendum-23-june-2016-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union-the-results-reaction-in-the-eu-institutions-and-other-eu-member-states/

ESO: Background information: MEPs call for swift Brexit to end uncertainty and for deep EU reform http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-call-for-swift-brexit-to-end-uncertainty-and-for-deep-eu-reform/

Politico, 19.07.16: Federalist dream not dead yet, at least in the European Parliament http://www.politico.eu/article/federalist-dream-not-dead-yet-at-least-in-the-european-parliament-juncker-tusk-brexit-eu-referendum/

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